being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
neighbourhood; neighborhood
morning; forenoon; just before noon
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
rising; ascending; climbing
squared timber; rectangular lumber
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
whole face; all over one's face
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
departure; leaving; going away; recession
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
every person; each one; everybody
opinion; point of view; visual point
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain